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PLU awarded $15,000 from NSF for COVID-19 DEI Challenge Posted by: nicolacs / June 12, 2022 June 12, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University was named a winner in the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Taking Action: COVID-19 Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Challenge. PLU received a $15,000 prize for its work in mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM.“This important challenge rewards institutions for
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PLU receives a major gift to fund environmental issues programming Posted by: nicolacs / October 3, 2022 Image: Image: Appearing from left to right: Professor Sergia Hay, President Allan Belton, David Steen ’57, Lorilie Steen ’58, and Chair of Environmental Studies Adela Ramos accepts the generous gift to fund the PLU Environmental Studies program’s new annual symposium. October 3, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University is excited to announce the
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Good News for Lutes: Washington Legislature Elects to Maintain Funding for the State Need Grant Program Posted by: Zach Powers / July 15, 2015 Image: Legislative session now adjourned, the floor of the Washington State Senate will be vacant until lawmakers return this January. [Zach Powers/PLU] July 15, 2015 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTacoma, Wash. (July 15, 2015)— After negotiations concluded and legislators from both sides of the aisle reached agreements on an operating
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answer is yes, without a doubt, yes.” It is experiences such as these that underscore why the university challenges its students to study away and dare to view the world from a different perspective. Such transformation is hardly reserved for Fulbright fellows. With 40 percent of the population studying abroad at some point in their PLU career, transformations like these happen all the time. Read Previous New device will probe the world of the atom Read Next New director joins Campus Safety COMMENTS
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March 24, 2011 PLU night at the Tacoma Rainiers August is one of the most beautiful months in the Pacific Northwest. August evenings provide beautiful sunsets, warm temperatures and Tacoma Rainiers baseball. PLU Night at the Rainiers started several years ago as a way to celebrate our PLU community and the end of summer. In 2010, 250 Lutes enjoyed an evening at the ballpark. August 12 marks the date of this year’s end-of-summer bash, PLU Night at the Rainiers. For only $10 a person
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nuances of life and combine them with critical thinking to lead impact in their own communities. When students learn to problem-solve through community action, whether it’s in Parkland or Lima, they are developing lifelong skills that help us better understand how Lutes contribute to the development of a more equitable and just world. Can you think of a recent effort that exemplifies this sort of mentality? Yes. I think PLU’s role in supporting this region’s vaccination plan for COVID-19 is a great
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PLU professor participates in Think & Drink event that engages community in tough dialogue about racial divides Posted by: Kari Plog / November 11, 2016 Image: Teresa Ciabattari, associate professor of sociology at PLU, speaks at an event two years ago. (Photo courtesy of Ciabattari) November 11, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 10, 2016)- When discussing race in America, Teresa Ciabattari, Ph.D., says there are a lot of reasons to talk about white
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April 3, 2008 SOAC Week highlights creativity, tradition The School of Arts and Communication Week kicked off with a showing of student Andrea Calcagno’s documentary about global climate change, and performances by saxophonist Jamie Rottle and vocalists Kari Liebert, Morgan Ostendorf and Maggie Smith. The annual event spanned a week in April and featured speakers, panels, workshops and performances. Under the theme “SOAC Week: Creative Community Building on Tradition,” the activities
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October 11, 2010 ‘No Salvation Apart from Earth’ By Chris Albert The Fifth Annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture will feature Mark Brocker ’79 speaking about “No Salvation Apart from the Earth” starting at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 18 in the CK Hall of the UC. Mark Brocker ’79 is the speaker for the 5th Annual Knutson lecture. As a student at PLU, David Knutson was his professor for “Modern Thought and Christian Consciousness.” Brocker will discuss Lutheran Pastor and Nazi resister Dietrich
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November 11, 2011 SFC (retired) Michael Farnum during the Veterans Day Ceremony at PLU. (Photo by John Froschauer) Extending a hand to veterans By Chris Albert Extending a hand of thanks embodies the spirit of Veterans Day, said SFC (retired) Michael Farnum during the Veterans Day Ceremony at PLU. “Today I come to you as a retired soldier with a message of peace on my tongue,” he said to the assembled crowd of more than 100 people in Lagerquist Concert Hall Friday, Nov. 11. Farnum began his
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